Soldotna wins NLC football crownThe high school football playoffs are set. In the medium-school classification, Juneau-Douglas plays Soldotna and Kenai battles North Pole in semifinal games that begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dimond High School. Soldotna (7-0) won the Northern Lights Conference title by holding off Kenai, 21-14, o...

Kodiak claims first cross country boys title since 2008For the first time in Levi Thomet’s illustrious running career he stood atop the podium with his cross country brothers. Kodiak ran away with its first boys team title since 2008 Saturday at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Cross Country State Championships at Bartlett High School. Led by a th...

Bigley finishes season with strong performanceKodiak’s Zoe Bigley capped her junior season with a breakthrough performance at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Cross Country State Championships. Bigley finished 14th with a 5-kilometer time of 19 minutes, 42.6 seconds Saturday afternoon on the Bartlett High School Trail. “That is a signific...

Public Safety Blotter: Oct. 6September 23 • Around 12:55 a.m., police conducted three bar checks downtown. • At 8:19 a.m., a caller reported an aggressive dog in Larch Park. It’s under investigation. • At 8:19 a.m., police cited a driver in the 13th Avenue and Rezanof Drive area for having no proof of insurance. • At 8:42 a....

Quilters show their stuff at annual showKodiak’s quilting guild showed off their work, sold quilts, raffled a quilt and held a silent auction to raise funds on Saturday and Sunday. The Kodiak Bear Paw Quilters hold the show annually, and this year’s theme was “Fire and Ice,” based off the color and design of the raffle quilt, sewn by s...

DOT announces change in ferry boarding locationDue to construction, passengers and vehicles will now be boarding at Kodiak’s Pier 2, the city dock, a report from the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced on Friday. “Beginning Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 passengers will continue to check in at the current terminal facility loca...

Garden Gate: Rose hips are good for the skinWhat do papaya, bell peppers, broccoli and oranges have in common? They are all top-notch sources of vitamin C. Yes, even broccoli, though it’s embedded in our brains that oranges are synonymous with vitamin C. But there’s another source of vitamin C, located right at our doorstep. They’re rose h...